History [ch.10_Part 1] Constitutional Convention
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Shays's Rebellion | Daniel Shays led group of farmers to take over Massachusetts arsenal |
| Shays's Rebellion made some think... | the national government couldn't keep order or protect them |
| Goal of Convention: | to fix Articles of Confederation |
| President of Convention | George Washington |
| Randolph suggested | throwing Articles of Confederation out and writing new plan |
| Federal system | central and state governments share powers |
| Constitution | set up republic |
| Virginia Plan | number of representatives based on population |
| New Jersey Plan | every state has same number of representatives |
| Great Compromise | divided Congress into two houses |
| What were the two houses? | House of Representatives and Senate |
| House of Representatives | number of reps. based on population |
| Senate | each state has 2 reps |
| Slavery: 3/5 Compromise - | for every 5 slaves, 3 counted as citizens |
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